Topic
Antitrust Enforcement
397 published works
Inside Privacy
FTC Returns to Bipartisan Commission with Confirmation of Two New Republican Commissioners
By Laura Kim, Terrell McSweeny, Andrew Smith, Emmie Habtemariam
On Thursday, March 7, 2024, the U.S. Senate confirmed two nominees for the open seats on the Federal Trade Commission: Andrew N. Ferguson, former solicitor general of the Commonwealth of…
Life Sciences Perspectives
Antitrust & Competition Life Sciences Year in Review 2023
Despite increasingly aggressive rhetoric from the agencies, 2022 was largely characterized as “business as usual” in the antitrust world. In contrast, 2023 featured a significant step up in enforcement activity,…
Louis Lehot Medium Blog
How Antitrust Regulators Are Affecting M&A Transactions
By Louis Lehot
Authors: Louis Lehot, Natasha AllenIn a recent webinar co-hosted by 4thly and Foley & Lardner LLP, attorneys Greg Neppl, Natasha Allen and Louis Lehot engaged in a thought-provoking discussion with 4thly’s…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
2024 Antitrust Update: Agencies Sharpen Their Teeth, But Is It All Bark and No Bite?
By D. Bruce Hoffman, Kenneth S. Reinker, Daniel P. Culley, Henry Mostyn, Magd Lhroob, Fay Davies
The following post was originally included as part of our recently published memorandum “Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2024”. Antitrust in 2023 was marked by a series of…
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
2024 Antitrust Update: Agencies Sharpen Their Teeth, But Is It All Bark and No Bite?
The following post was originally included as part of our recently published memorandum “Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2024”. Antitrust in 2023 was marked by a series of…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Antitrust Review Episode 21: Looking Forward to 2024 and Back at 2023
In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy interviews members of Cleary Gottlieb’s award-winning antitrust practice about the principal developments in 2023 and their predictions…
Minding Your Business
DOJ and FTC Release New Merger Guidelines
By John R. Ingrassia, Timothy E. Burroughs, Sarah W. Ghivizzani
On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the 2023 Merger Guidelines. Following a 60-day public comment period that solicited over…
ComplexDiscovery
2023 Merger Guidelines: Aligning Merger Enforcement with Modern Market Realities
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: The release of the 2023 Merger Guidelines, jointly issued by the FTC and DOJ, is a significant development for professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery. These…
Antitrust & Competition Blog
DOJ and FTC Finalize Merger Guidelines
By Michael Weiner, John Kavanagh, Damon Kalt, Lee Berger, Doug Green, Travis West
On December 18, 2023, the DOJ and FTC jointly released the final 2023 Merger Guidelines that describe how the agencies will evaluate proposed merger and acquisition transactions. Despite significant editing,…
Cartel Capers
All I Want for Christmas….
By Adminccapers
All I want for Christmas is a criminal antitrust whistleblower statute. The SEC, CFTC and other enforcement agencies charged with uncovering and prosecuting financial fraud have had another strong year…